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THE OMAHA DAILY flEt TJIUKSPAY, JANUARY 2,1, 103.
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1801. M. B. HUNQATE,
(Heal.) Notary Public.
Tlio farmer, live stock dealer and poul
try fancier havo tho floor at Lincoln
Just now.
At tho rato which tho senate Is making
continuing Nebraska postmasters It will
not be long before tho stock In sight will
be consumed.
Lincoln streets must bo getting valu-,
nble. The railroads havo reached the
point where they are willing to tight for
their possession.
If Nebraska teaohor aro to be re
quired to master a text book on elemen
tary agriculture, Colorado teachers will
next be required to master a text book
ou elementary mining.
ThO'Intornniloual Tump company, has
.orders on hand for $5,000,000 worth of
pumps. They will bo needed to get tlio
water out of various Industrial combi
nations at the llrst sign of break tip.
Nebraska and Iowa each furnish ono
of the oftlcers for the national organiza
tion of tho national guard. Nebraska
and Iowa nr,o always ou the spot tq re
spond to u call for either olllcers or men.
County Clerk Miller seems to feel his
oats since he won out his contested elec
tion case. He wants to know who Is tho
bigger man the couuty clerk or tho
county board. Will tho new county
clerk's bluff go?
Having selected their delegates to the
coming biennial tho Omaha club women
can preparu to resist the blandishments
of tho persuasive railroad men, who will
each want his Hue designated as the
only otllclal route.'
lllclinrd Crokor has sailed for .Eng
land with the avowed Intention of rest
lug at Wantage. Tho American public
Is not particular where he does his rest
ing, but Is more than satlstled that he
should take a long rest
Not ono of tho city or school board
ofllclals can see a single place where the
tax levy could with safety bo reduced.
They never will see It until tho reduc
tion Is mado and they are forced to
cut their garments according to tlio
cloth.
Tho Sprluglleld (Mass.,) Republican
pays a very high compllmeut to Gov
t cmor Cummins of Iowa when It says
"Iowa republicans have elected a man
who thinks for himself, Is not afraid to
euy what ho thinks and Is nblo to say It
in .strong, clear language."
Tho Real Estate exchange Is not going
to disband or dissolve. It Is an organi
zation to promote tho Interests of the
over-taxed real estate owners and If it Is
staunch In Its faith it will bo ou hand
undismayed to tight tho battle for
equitable ttaxatlon at every turn.
An agent oftho British government Is
looking to Induce Cauadlan and Ameri
can colonists to settlu In tho Transvaal.
Tho "scheme may be nil right, but pres
cut indications are that It will be a mat
ter of considerable dlttlculty to glvo tho
nuw tenants undisputed possession of
the land.
Tho railroad managers ljave held a
meeting to decide Just how much they
'ball tell the Interstate Commerce com
mission when they appear before that
body. It may bo sot down for granted
that the commission will fluil out noth
Ing except what tho railroads want It
to. unow.
Kansas democrats have called a state
convention or May 'M. It is doubtful
If even the balmy air of that month can
bring enough-of tho faithful out of re
tlmment to organize a real livo conven
tlon. Tlio present crop of Kansas deni
ocrats is "volunteer" and decidedly thin
OB the ground.'
ALLISON AXD DOLLIVER.
Tho commonwealth of Iowa Is to be
congratulated upon tho election of Wil
liam 11. Allison and .Tonntlmu P. Dolll
vor to represent It In the national senJ'
nto for the next six years.
No state In the union wields, a greater
Influence In the legislative halls of the
nation thnn tho delegation which rep
resents tho state of IoWtt In congress,
and no state, can point with greater
prldo to the men ivho represent. It In
tho senate.
In all the galaxy of American states
men who have occupied scats In the
upper house of congress only two or
three havo been as highly honored by
continuous servlco as William B. Alli
son, , t
As head of the appropriation commit
tee Senator Allison has for. many yenrs
held tho purse strings of the
nation, and on all questions af
fecting the flnnuelnl policy of the
country and Intricate problems of
revenue taxation he stnnds peerless
among his colleagues. Uroadmlndcd
and always conservative In his views,
ho might be regarded as tho balance
wheel that keeps the machinery of gov
ernment running smoothly Serving In
this high capacity through many ad
ministrations, he has been tho trusted
counsellor of every national chief exec
utive In overy crisis and in every emer
gency nnd has enjoyed tho esteem and
confidence of 'men of all parties tvho
have come la contact with him.,
Jonathan P. Dolllver Is a young man
whoso brilliant career since his advent
In public life holds out great promise
of future achievement While lacking
tho mature Judgment of his venerable
colleague, he will ripen by experience
that will enable him to master all great
public questions and grow In public es
teem and confidence as the years go
by, providing lie devotes all his natural
abilities and energy to tho discharge of
tho responsible duties devolving upon
him.
It Is a matter of congratulation that
the people of Iowa have so wisely and
harmoniously decided to retain these
two able national lawmakers to repre
sent their Interests, and they may l
depended upon to champion every
measure that will promote tho welfare
of thjpir own state, Of the great west,
and of the country at large.
EUllOPEAN SUCl A II DOUXTIES.
According to London cable dispatches,
Great Britain proposes to take a linn
stand In opposition to the continuance
of sugar bounties by the three grcnt
sugar producing countries of Europe,
France, Germany and Austria.
While England ,1s the largest con
sumer of sugar in Europe and depends
chiefly for Its sugar supply upon the beet
sugar-raising countries of tho continent,
the policy of those countries In paying
heavy export bounties to Its sugar niuu
ufucturers has for years beeui.u cause
of distress to tho colonics of Grent
Britain,. ....... i . .
The object of sugar, bounces In Europe
has been to Increase sugar production,
to limit' domestic consumption uud to
encourage foreign consumption., These,
ends uro accomplished by direct or Indi
rect bounties which" are charged back
to the home consumers, so that the peo
ple of France, Germany und Austria
pay a much higher price for their Bugar
than the people of England and Amer
ica. For example, In Paris thu average
price of rcflucd sugar is 103 frauds per
kilogram, equal to J20 pounds. In Lon
don the prlco Is a fraction' below 33
francs for the same quautlty. This
enormous difference Is accounted for by
adding to the export prlco the taxes and
bounty. Thus the French consumer
pays three tlmesas much for his sugar
as ii can ue nought tor m London.
But while England and America Im
port their sugar from France and Ger
many for less than its cost to fabricate
It tho injury to both comes in tho de
struction of an Important home Industry.
Although no beet sugar Is raised either
In Great Britain proper tho sugar in
dustry In the British Asiatic colonies
aud Its colonial possessions In Africa
and Australia and tho West Indies have
been sorlously affected by thu ruinous
competition created, by tlio Europeuu
system of sugar bounties. The effect
upon tlio sugur industry In tho United
States is equally disastrous to the cane
sugar plantations of Louisiana, Hawaii
and Porto Itlco, ns well as to tho beet
sugar Industry oe California, Colorado,
Utah, Nebraska, Michigan aud other
states south aud west.
With tho European sugar, bounties
abolished or materially decreased the
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bukiii muumrj iu uiucr, piuts'. or me
"world would flourish and betokiie as
profitable us It wob 'before the.? bounty
system was Introduced,
DOWN THAT CUHTAW.
Is It not about tlmo to ring down the
curtnlu on the disgraceful comedy that
haj been enacted dally In. the ollco
court since S. I Gordou has been re
lieved from his bucrous duties, oh tho
bench? The farce has long ceased to be
comical and Us continuance Is a. dama
ging advertisement, for Omaha. t,
Six years ago the peoplo' of Omaha
converted n good expressman Itito a
poor Judge. Like necessity, he know no
law, but he blundered along and man
aged to Ingratiate himself with vagrants
and professional law-breakers by keep
ing opeu the latch-strlngs on ho Jnll
door. During that period ho has drawn
out of tho treasury' over ?112,500, but he
has cost the city 'tlirce times that much
by his reftfsnl to Impose lines and pen
alties upon violators of tho ordinances.
Last fall ho presented himself for ro
electlon, and tho people turned him
down by electing Judge Berlin. Under
tho circumstances, hny other mnn would
havo quietly subsided, but Gordou, like
a sheep tick, cannot bo pried loosu with
out tho loss of sumo blood. Ho wants
$.1,000 moro beforo he will let go his
hold. It his claim Is Just lie will be
able to recover It through tho courts
without keeping up the dolly ghost wnlk
In the poltco court corridors and going
through tho empty form of passing sen
tences" upon prisoners who are not ar
raigned beforo him.
The most scandalous part of the whole
performance Is the Intrusion of his law
partner, who carried on n lucrative bus
iness In the defense of prisoners through
Gordon's disregard and perversion of
law while ou the bench.
If Gordon and his associates havo any
rights of which they are being deprived
the courts nre open to them, and that Is
where they should look for redress.
rno shall fix the novrtii
With the house committed to the
Nicaragua route for tlio proposed
lsthmliin cannl, nnd the canal commis
sion recommending the acceptance of
tho Panama company's proposition to
sell Its property nnd rights, It will re
main for thu senate, which has not yet
taken notion, to acquiesce In the one
plan or the other or to map out an en
tirely different course of procedure. The
two houses of congress, If they could
be brought' to act together, uniuestlon-
ably have it within their power to make
such conditions to the appropriation of
the necessary money to tlx the route of
the canal without leaving any dis
cretionary authority to tho ofllcers
charged with its construction. Whether
this Is tlio wlso tiling for congress to do,
assuming that agreement could be
reached, would still be open to question.
Discussing the contention over tho
route, the Philadelphia Press, which, as
Is well known, is edited by Charles
Emory Smith, who has Just retired from
tho cabinet makes an earnest plea for
the delegation to tho president of full
power on this point "Neither congress
nor the public," It Insists, "constitutes
the' best tribunal to reach a decision.
Tho issue calls for expert advlco aud
a tribunal of experts. Even on the mere
Issue of control a decision Is not to bu
reached offhand. No ono can today say
without contradiction whether a clear
title to full control Is given by tho pres
ent offer of tlio existing Panama Caual
company, though there Is no questlou
that such a title could be given by tlio
company and the Colombian republic,
acting together. Under these conditions
a decision on the nutln Issue Is de
manded and desirable at ouce. A de
cision ou the route should await fuller
knowledge."
Tho Press goes on to say that events
all tend toward tho steady gravitation
of the choice of tho routo into thu hands
of the president Both the' Panama and
the Nicaragua routes aro open, but the
determination which, under all circum
stances, Is the most available, requires
thu solution of an Intricate technical
problem. In Its opinion, therefore, the
wise plan Is to leave It to thu president
who would bu guided by the advice of
the cabinet the canal commission nnd
experts who could assist him in solving
a problem "partly legal, partly dlplo
matle, partly engineering, partly lluun
clul und partly commercial:'' '
Thjit, the president, could and would
conscientiously discharge; this responsi
ble duty with prudence and Judgment is
not to bo doubted, but that congress will
bo disposed to abdicate it, prerogative Is
hardly to be expected. With so many
conflicting Interests concerned it is more
likely to refuse to make any appropria
tion for caual construction until it shall
have reached a satisfactory conclusion
on the route. And this Is such a serious
matter that no precipitate action need
be looked for.
THE EAST UMAHA liltlUQE BILL.
Senator Millard's maiden bill, extend
ing the time for the completion of the
East Omaha bridge In accordance with
the original plans, recalls the history of
railway and wagon bridges constructed
across thu Missouri river between
Omaha aud Council Bluffs.
Under Its original charter tho Union
Pacllle railroad was required to con
struct a railroad aud wagon bridge, but
its managers Ignored tho provision re
lating to the wngon bridge until after
the completion of the Council Bluffs and
Omaha street railway bridge that spans
tho river at tho foot of Douglas street,
which originally was chartered as a
railway nnd wagon bridge.
Under the national bridge net every
bridge constructed across a navigable
stream must havo the sanction of the
War department The plans for tho
railway bridge at the foot of Douglas
street, as approved by the engineer
corps, of tho army, wero later modified
with tho explicit promlso that tho orig
inal plans would In due time be carried
out I
The community of Interests subsisting
between tho promoters of the enterprise
and tho Union Pacllle railroad was ap
parent from the outset, tlio manifest ob
ject of the project being to forestall tho
construction of a railroad bridge by the
Nebraska Central railway, which had
been chartered with a view of estab
lishing an independent connection with
tho Iowa railroads, with termlual and
depot facilities In tlio heart of Omaha.
It muy not bo generally known, but It
Is a matter of history that omphnstzes
the community of Interest betweou the
Omaha und Council Bluffs bridge nnd
the Uulon Pacific rqllrond, that a re
sponsible party who offered $12,000 a
year for tho privilege of using tho
wngon brldgo attachment to the' Union
Pacific brldgo was given a bonus of
$5,000 to withdraw his offer and thu
Union Pacific wagon brldgo attachment
was eveutually dismantled so as to leave
tho street railway brldgo a monopoly
of tho wugon trntllc.
Under tho rules of tho War depart
ment no bridge spanning a navigable
stream could bo nearer to another brldgo
thnn one-third of n mile. Thus tho erec
tion of tho Omaha aud Council Bluffs
street railway bridge effectually blocked
thu construction of the bridge projected
by the Nebraska Central railroad that
was to have crossed the Missouri in tho
vicinity of tho Union Pacllle shops and
proposed to locate Its terminal station
adjaccut to Jefferson square.
A few years later tho East Omaha
Termlual Bridge company, organized by
Omaha nnd Philadelphia capitalists, car
ried out In part the project of the Ne
braska Central railway by the construc
tion of a railroad bridge with street
railway trackage, the control of which
has recently been acquired hy the
Omaha anil Council Bluffs Street Hall
way company, which makes It harmless
ns a competitor.
Senator Millard's bill that has Just
passed tho senate Is not designed to
chango existing conditions, but simply
extends tho tlmu within which tho East
Omaha Bridge and Terminal company
shall carry out the plans on which the
sanction of the War department was
bused. Tho provisions of thu bill re
quiring nu Improved mechanical motor
for tho rapid operation of the draw
spans of th6 bridge do not nffect the
public, although during tho summer
season tho Improvement may enable the
bridge company to operate tho structure
to greater advantage and at less cost.
As a condition of 'authorizing the sub
stitution of stone and steel for the
.wooden part of tlio East Omaha bridge
the august senate of. tho United Stutes
has Insisted on a stipulation that the
draw-spans bo provided with n me
chanical motor that will facilitate tho
rapid opening of the bridge for the pas
sage of steamers and other river craft.
In view or the trcmendoua river tralllc
at this point the assurance that the
channel will bu free of overhead ob
structions will be of Incalculable value.
All -that Is necessary now to revlvo tho
merchant marlnu of thu Missouri to Its
full pristine glory Is to legislate Into ex
istence some klud of a mechanical motor
that will shift the sandbars on demand
of a signal whistle aud glvo the vessels
free passage under foot as well as over
head.
If the declaration in the British House
of Commons regarding tho project to in
terfere in tlio differences between tho
United States and Spain were intended
to throw a chill' over tho coming visit
of Prince Henry It bus failed of Its
object. It 1ms served to develop, how
ever, that the ulleged European coalition
against tho United States did not In
clude either Great Britain, Germany or
Kussla. Any agreement with these
powers on tlio outside would not prove
.a serious menace, to this country.
According to tho financial report of
the State Board of Agriculture, only
$31,000.00 of thu $l5i0O0 appropriated by
thu last legislature for tho purchaso of
permanent grounds and buildings for
the Nebraska state fair has been drawn
out of the treasury. Won't someone
pleaso devise some plan for oxpondlug
the remaining 40 ccnts?
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Senator Allison' of Iowa has tho dis
tinction of belug th'e second man to be
elected to six conftciitlve, full terms In
the United States jscnate. No man ever
served anywhcro'-nenr'that length of
time without' dovcloplng somo decided
opposition to iils'Vo-election, but in his
case It has becnprabtlcally unanimous
for several terms: r
Tho Iowa legislature may havo hecu a
llttlo slow In thctmattcr of Introduction
of bills, but now that it has mado a start
bids fair to conic up to the average
record.. Iowaproduces well In .overy
,thlug else suitable' tq. tills climate and
there Is no reason for falling behind In
this Held.
A Faith Cure.
Boston Transcript
Now it is proposed to make democrats
sign a declaration 'of 'faith beforo being ad
mitted into tho Inner party councils. Tho
party, however, soems to need something
more than a faith cure.
Fallen from HlKh Hatmte.
Washington Star.
There Is a magaslno story of a man who
was a poor nowspaper worker two years
ago, but who la now tho oxecutlvo head of
a $3,000,000 oil company. Poor newspaper
men are usually driven out of .tho business
Into something, of ,thls sort.
Shrinking the Sonen.
San Francisco .Call.
LaBt year was a, great year for the, eatab.
Ushment of trusts and syndicates and this
year will pro'hably bp noted for the way
In which It thins out tho weak ones and
compels the, strong to be conservative.
PrlvlleRen of Wur Veteran.
Philadelphia Press.
Tho action of'prestdent Koosovolt in an
nouncing that veterans shall be given pref
erence in tho matter of appointments, alt
other conditions being equal, will meet with
hearty approval' Vbroughout tho country.
It Is fresh evidence that the president Is
determined to adhere as closely as clrcum
stances will permit to tho policy of bis
illustrious predecessor, President McKlnley,
, Advance of the Telephone.
Chicago Post.
Now comos tho announcement of tho fact
that a railroad qompany has decided to In
stall a telephone system on Its lino to sup
plant the telegraph. ,Growlng adaptability
of tho tolephono and experiments In wire
ires tolegraphy are ovldencos that ono of
tho Inventions which played so promlnont
a part in tho last century Is going to bo
rudely Jostled by events of tno next few
years.
Sample of Jemer Jntlce.
New York Tribune.
"Jei-sey Justice," has held to hard nc
counting the officers and directors of i
Perth Amboy bank who failed to exercise
a vigilant suporvlslon over a dishonest
cashier. This employe etolo moro than
$200,000. The vlco chancellor of our neigh
boring stato haa decided that the members
of tho board of directors must make good
the deficiency. Some of thorn will bo
ruined. Their misfortunes may Inspire
compassion, but If this Bort of Justice were
meted out everywhere there would be fewer
embezzlements.
Future of WlreU'n" Telegraph .
Now York Herald.
When Mr. Edison was working at his
electric light for apartments It was as
sorted that Illuminating gae would go out
of existence, aud there was a panic for
time among holders of shares In gas light
companies,. Tho electric light was perfected
twenty years ago and Is In general use, yet
there Is now moro gas consumed than be
fore, nnd shares of gas light companies
command higher nrlceu than ever. The
wireless system for short distances whore
cables are Impracticable haa today Its own
Invaluable but limited field of usefulness,
Outside of this It Is little more than
scientific pastime,
Prince Henry's Welcome
Chicago
Tho latest English
opinion regarding
rrtneo Henry's visit to the United States
s to tho effect that Europe had not sus
pected "how susceptible tho Americans aro
to royal notlco nnd to royal flattery."
While surprised that tho courtesy of a
crowned head should win such admiration
n a republic, tho author of this opinion
Is not surprised that the United States "Is
Immonscly flattered and disinclined to ex-
amino tho motives of the courtesies shown
her." Then, pointing a moral for England,
ho declares: "Tho Gorman emperor Is
again showing to the world that. he Is the
greatest statesman of tho present day."
Hero Is where tho shoo pinches. England
has been striving for years, to stir up strife
et.wecn the United States and Germany.
For four years, at least, Bho has been culti
vating our friendship and bidding for our
Bpoclnl support. At the sarao tlmo she has
oxclted tho hostility of the German pcoplo
and has lost tho sympathy of all conti
nental Europe
Under these circumstances, It Is to bo
expected, perhaps, that England will not
be pleased with America's wclcomo to tho
brother of tho German emperor. Hut thoro
Is no excuso for a show of bad temper or
oven envious annoyance.
Members of tho royal families of Eng
land and Kussla hnvo been warmly wel
comed to this country, nnd a member of
tho royal family of Spain camo here a few
years ago by Invitation of tho government
as tho nation's guest. Tho receptions of
tho prlnco of Wales, now king of England,
and of tho Grand Duko Alexis of Russia
wero" as enthusiastic as tho reception of
Prlnco Henry of Prussia will be. In both
cases tho visits wero mere courtesies, and,
In meeting courtesy with courtesy, tho
American people wero not subjected to
tho criticism of any European country.
MCAHAOUA OR PANAMA?
Kansas City Star: On tho subject of1 tho
Isthmian canal ono thing Is certain, and
that is that tho Panama routo will never
bo adopted unless tho terms of tho existing
concession aro modified. The United States
will not build a cannl that may ultimately
become tho property of another country.
It Is truo that ntnety-nino years Is a long
term, but still It Is qutto short as compared
with perpetuity.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Whatever may
bo tho immcdlato effect of the commission's
report In congress It will mako a profound
Impression on tho country, and It Is snfo
to predict that It Is a death blow to tho
Nicaragua project. For congress daro not
undertako to saddle tho country with an
expcndlturo of 1200,000,000 for nn inferior
canal when a better will cost $50,000,000
less to construct nnd very much less to
operate, to say nothing, of Us other ad
vantages.
Cleveland Plain Denlor: Tho ono thing
absolutely certain Is that an Isthmian canal
will bo constructed and thnt It will be built,
owned and operated by the United States.
That has been finally determined aftor years
of Indecision, and when tho United States
determines to do a thing of that kind It Is
not to be cnsllyturned asldo from Its pur
pose. Furthermoro It will be either on tho
Panama or tho Nicaragua route. The other
suggested routes havo been thoroughly In
vestigated nnd declared out of 'tho ques
tion.
Hartford Times: The truth Is that the
Nicaragua canal scheme Is a big Job, and
It lias two strong forces behind it. First,
it means the expenditure, of twlco as much
government' money in contracts d3 tho
Panama canal will require. A larger con
sideration Is that It is Intended to mako
the building of tho Nlcaraguan canal tho
occasion of founding a United States colony
in Central America more expansion of tho
Philippine variety. Tho Panama routo does
not offer tho samo attraction to theso "ex
pansionists," ,whoR0 chief desire is to find
work for tho United Stntcs army on soli
not now undeVtho United States' flag.
Philadelphia, Record: ' Tho unanimous re
port of the Isthmian Canal commission In
favor of tho purchaso of tho Panama canal
from Its. French owners at. $40,000,000 will bo
almost certain to delay final action at the
hands of congress. It will requlro time to
securo title to the properties of tho com
pany and suitable preliminary satisfying and
acquiescent action upon tho part of the
'Colombian govornmont. There should bo
no headlong hasto In entering upon an
undertaking Involving such heavy Initial
expenditure, tho labor of years and heavy
additional cost In tho completion. A work
that haa baffled tho enthusiasm, and balked
the effort of French engineers and capi
talists Is not to be lightly adventurod upon.
Boston Transcript: Tho tlmo has come,
not only for serious but for statesmanllko
and even Judicial consideration of this
really great question, it cannot be settled
and settled right on tho basis of sentiment
or impulse. It is contended ns a Justifica
tion of the dogmatlo aUltudo that tho house
has taKen tnat popular sentiment aemnnas
the construction of tho canal by the Nica
ragua route. But who has determined that
to be a fact and by what' means? That
the American peoplo are overwhelmingly1
In favor of an Isthmian canal Is a proposi
tion that will stand, alone. It does not need
to be argued. But that they have ever
shown themselves unalterably attached to ;
any particular route may ho safoly denied.
They have heard In the halls of national
legislation "nut Nicaragua aut nullus," and
they have supposed that settled it. But
let them onco be convinced by tho highest
expert authority that tho alternative, route
offers superior advantages and they wlU
hold to a strict accountability those repre
sentatives who Ignore them.
I'EIISO.VAI. MOTES.
John G. Woolley, tho national leader for
prohibition, says America la further ad
vanced In that cause than any other nation.
Charles Emory Smith, formerly postmas
ter- genoral, announces In the Philadelphia
Press that ho has reeumod the editorial
harness on that paper.
Tho czar Is ft costly visitor when ho goes
on n stato mission. 'His trip to Franco
will cost the govornment of that country
nearly 3,000,000 francs.
James C. Needham, a membor of the
house of representatives, was born at Car-
eon City, Nev., In an emigrant wagon, his
parents being enrouto across the. plains to
California.
There are six George Washington! In tho
House. Illinois and Indiana send two each
and Alabama and New York one each. The
next given name In favor Is Henry Clay,
of Which thero are three; thoro are two
Benjamin Franklins and two Thomas Jet
fersons. General William A. Pnlmor has donated
100 acres of ground and $60,000 'to found a
sanitarium In Colorado Springs. The In
stitution will accommodate two classes of
patients, thoso who can pay a fair price
for treatment and those who are unable to
pay anything. '
Discussion of the rules of precedenco
governing tho reception of special en
voys at such ceremonies as the coronation
of King Edward VII brings out the opln
Ion that Mr. Reld on that occasion may
have to take his place far down tho line,
Just ahead of tho representatives of somo
very Insignificant governments'. This Is
.because representatives of emperors and
kings come ahead of tboso of republics.
Inter Ocean.
In welcoming Prlnco Henry, however, tho
American people aro less open to criti
cism than in tho other rases, becauso tho
German emperor himself has mado tho
coming of the prince a matter of Interna
tional significance. Tho prince represents
the personal fooling of tho emperor, tho
friendliness of the German government nnd
of tho German people. To do otherwise
than accept such a demonstration gladly
would bo popular folly ns well as diplo
matic Idiocy.
Tho declared policy of tho United States
Is to maintain friendly relations with all
the nations of tho world, with Kussla as
well as with Knglnnd, with France as well
as with Germany. Tho policy of Ilussln
nnd Gormany, no less thnn that of Franco,
has been to malntntn friendly relations
with tho United States. Tho policy of Kng
land, however, has been to choose our
friends for us, to mako Its enemies our
enemies, to make Its quarrels our quarrels;
In short, to use our friendship for It to
tho detriment of others In International
politics. This has not been tho policy of
either Hussla or Germany or France.
It Is natural that Englishmen should bo
Irritated by tho political tendencies of tho
tlmo. It is natural that English statesmen
Bhould view with disfavor, If not alarm,
tho Increasing power of Germany and the
Increasing friendliness of Germany toward
tho United States, but It Is short-sighted
for Englishmen to abuso Americans for re
celvlng tho German emperor's brother ns
they would nn Englishman or a Itusslnn of
tho samo standing.
If tho German emperor Is wiser In state
craft than tho ministers of England, Ameri
cans nro not to blame. We seek tho friend
ship of nil nnd tho German emperor Is by
no means the least of them.
IIOU.VD AtlOUT NEW YORK.
Hippie In the Current of Life tn the
Metropolis.
Tho annual practice of swearing off per
sonal tnxes Is now In progress In Now York.
In all the world thoro Is uo spectacle equal
to It. Men nnd women throng tho tax offlco
burdened with tales of woo, and their as
sertions or povorty rivals tho lean and
hungry look of a corporation under llko
clrctimstnnccs. Tho assessments on per
sonal property amount to $2,995,684,916.
Tho ofllclals say that four-fifths of this
amount wilt be sworn Into thin air between
now and April 1. Last year the assessed
amount was $2,754,686,045. This shrunk to
$500,000,000 when tho patriotic citizens wero
through swearing at It.
A Now York letter says tho renson why
tho banks two weeks ago showed only halt
as large an Increase in cash Is that con
siderable amounts had been lodged In
Jersey City to cover the second Monday In
January, tho day when personal property
was declared In tho city,
Tho principal motive for taking so much
money to Now Jersey Is to dodgo taxes.
Tho same thing Is done with securities
only on a much larger scale. Tho securities
taken across tho river aro estimated by
Borne M scores of millions of dollars worth.
Ono of tiio most marked outward mani
festations that tho Now Yorker gives of tho
high' nervous tension under which ho lives
la tho habit of talking aloud to himself In
the street. This habit, says the Evening
Post, Is ono of tho first things that ob
servers of street llfo in Now York notlco.
It Is a form of nervousness thnt Is due not
only to tho high pressure nt which so many
Now Yorkers are kept, but to the notsu of
the etrcot traffic. When tho rush and 'rum
blo of tho street Is so great that a man
"cannot, hear himself think" he speaks his
thoughts aloud. It Is rarely that a womnn
Is observed doing this. Sometimes the man
who la talking to hlrasolf, If ho Is happy,
will mumble only phrases and halt sen
tences nudlbly. If he la angry and deeply
concerned, ho will speak steadily and some
times mako emphatic gestures. But nearly
all of the men who talk aloud in. tho streets
havo tholr business affairs uppermost In
tholr minds, nnd tho word "dollars" !
tho ono that la oftcnest heard. Downtown.
In tho financial section, this habit of a
largo number of Now Yorkors Is particu
larly noticeable', but one may obsorve It In
almost any part of the town. Paris Is pos
sibly tho only other ono of the great oltlos
or tho world where tho habit Is so notlco
ablo aa It Is here. Actors and writers nnd
the many minor poots of tho French capital
may bo neon declaiming tholr lines or
verses, unheeding tholr observers.
Aa Mrs. Rubrecht of Mnncken street,
Wcat New York, wae on her knees praying
she might sco her boy onco again beforo
she died, tho lad entered the room and ran
to her arms. He was kidnaped on July 19
last and all efforts to obtain trace of his
whereabouts had failed. For four months
after tho boy's1 disappearance Mrs. Ru
brecht was confined to her bed. Sho had
been injured In a trolley accident Just be
foro her son John was kidnaped and her
husband had left her a year ago.
Her thought revorted to her lost boy
today1 and she knolt In prayer. As sho
prayed tho door oponed and the child ran
In. The m'other, with tears In her eyes,
kissed tho llttlo fellow many times bofore
she began to question him as to where be
had been.
Ho said that when on July 19 of last year
he and his younger brother went to tho
Hudson river' to gather wood a flashily-
drccsed ntranger offered 2G cents to blm If
bo would go to tho Forty-second street
Half-pgst
Ninel
A lazy liver means biliousness, constipa
tion, sick headache, jaundice, dyspepsia.
Take one of Ayer's Pills each night, just
one. It will cause a natural, free movement
the day following. Soon the liver will do its
work without this whipping.
t 'I Fr!"y yeara ,l)avo u?e,d Ayer"B Pills to tomach and liver troubles
I have tried many different kinds of pills, but Aycr'a Pills I know aro the
best of all." Hampton Hites, Beaver Falls, I'a. nwarth8
ZS cMtsabsi. All (!
ferry with him. John left with tho
stranger. The man took hltn to New York,
whom tho boy met his father. From the
Ud'u description It seems Mr. Rubrecht
lives In tho Bronx. Tho boy says his father
treated hltn kindly, but ho becarao home
sick and, saving tho ponnlea he got, ho ran
away, Inquired tho routo to tho Forty-second
street ferry nnd mado his way homo to
his mother, sister nnd brothers.
Russell Sage, at 82, has a damage suit on
his hands, brought by a woman who de
mauds $75,000 for attentions alleged to have
been paid her soventcen years ago by the
financier. Isabella d'AJurla is tho woman'
name. According to tho papers In the caso
Isabella d'AJurla brought an action lu tho
supremo court against Mr. Sage as far back
aH 18S4, In which she demanded $100,000
damnges. Sho assort that Mr. Bago prom
ised to make her a gift of $75,000 In cash or
Its equivalent It sho would Terrain from
continuing her action. She further de
clares that after n conference last Juno
with Mr. Snge an ngreoinent was entered
Into by which ehn would abandon all fu
ture action, ho to glvo her a house and lot
In Mount Vernon valued at $25,000 nnd alio
a houso In Manhattan to bo used by her as
a town residence In winter. This property
was to cot $50,000, to bo conveyed to her
and stand In her name.
Now Isabolla d'AJurla comes into court
complaining that Bho; ylolded to Mr. Sage's
promises and abandoned her eult. Sho de
clares ho has failed to fulfill hie part ot
tho contract nnd theroforo aho has applied
for Judgment In $75,000.
Mrs. Isabella d'AJurla la said to be a well
known painter, a marchtonaa and tho pos
sessor of a goid medal presented to her by
Popo Leo XIII for her skill aa an artist.
The Marchioness d'AJurla is an American
woman by birth. While traveling through
Italy many years ago she met the Marquis
d'AJurla. A courtship followed their meet
ing and after her return to America they
wero married. A child, which is now 15
years old, was the result of the union.
POINTED HEMAniCS.
Drooklyn
T.tr. "Von" remarked Mrs.
Nowly lflche when speaking of her daugh-
tor's marriage, "wo did not flparo expense
I guvo tho caterer and tho florist and the
dressmaker all carriage blancho In tho mat
ter of money."
Chicago Post:
"He'a
n. en
rfandfftthor and
yet no h come
collie to marry mat young samn
Kittle Skittish."
"Yes. ho's old enough not to know any
better."
Washington Star:
You llttlo dear!" ex-
claimed tho gushing .young woman.
lou
mlmt alvn mn n. klflfl.
I beg your pnruon, ema mo uusiuu
Infnnt. "Thorn Is some mistake.
I am
neither a hero nor a plnno player.'
Judge: Customer I understand
your chef has been discharged.
Walter Yes, sir. Ho lias gone.
that
to a
plnco whero they call him a cook.
Boston Transcript: Hotty Going to wear
that lint no more? Why?
Bertha Carrlo says It Is awfully becom
ing to mo. Of course that means it makes
mo look llko a fright.
Philadelphia Press: "No," said tho man
ager, "I couldn't glvo you that rolo. It
calls for an abbreviated costumo; tights,
nnd nil that." , . .
"Well," said Miss Hlenderlolgh, "I
wouldn't object to nillng that part."
"No? But could you till the costumo7"
New York Sun: "JUBt look at Mrs.
Smith! A new carrlago with a footman
In livery!"
"Her husband has struck an oil gusher
In Toxas."
"Tho Idea! Ono would think from her
airs that her son had mado tho foot ball
team at Harvardl"
Clcvolnnd Plain Dealer: Tho committoe
of 100 meets tho brother of his brother.
"Welcome, princely sir, welcomo to our
shorca. How Is your august brother?"
Prlnco Henri Oxcooso me. Moln bruder
Is not August, ho Is Vllhcltn. August Is
mv wife's bruder.
Then, tho procession movep up to ,
Hiuun.
TUB WAITER AND THE TIP.
8. E. Klscr In tho nocord-HeraJd.
BcHldo your chair, expectantly,
Tho smooth-taccd waiter stands:
Whichever way you look you see
The hollows of IiIh hands;
You wonder If he merely hopes.
Or If ho'll mako demands. .
Ho brushes off a crumb or two
And shoves along a plate,
And then ho stands just hack of you
And you can feel him wait;
Your heart Is filled alternately
With pity nnd with hate.
Oh, If he'd only go away
You'd bolt your steak and flee:
At last you hope ho's left, and look
Behind you stenlthlly
I In thinks there's somothlng that you want:
And rushes up to seo.
Ho pours your coffee In the cup
And fixes things anew
Ha lightly takes tho sugar up
And looking down at you.
Auks very, very humbly If
You'll havo one lump or two.
You can cat as slowly as you can
And read the bill of faro,
And long tr sco some other man
Come Tn and take a chair,
And thumping on tho table, call
Your waiter over there.,
But people come and people go
And still ho keeps his place;
Ho goes to got tho finger-bowl
Ab If ho ran a race,
And having sot It down, he stands
And looks you In tho face.
You try to sneak around nnd got
Your overcoat, but ho
Is thoro before, and holds It up.
You don It sheepishly,
And turn nnd get your check to learn
How much your bill will bo.
Ho takes your hat down from the hook,
And brings your stick, nnd then
He hurries to tho desk und soon
Comes ruBhlng back ngaln ,
Your chango consists of quarters and .
Somo nickels and a ten,
Whero nre your resolutions now?
There's something In thq curve
Of pnlm nnd nngers that. Bomohow,
Thoy only havo who serve ,
Outside you blamo yourself boeauso
You didn't, have tho norvo;
The time
to take
a pill
J.CAVESCa.LewtU,
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